Fuding climate — normals and trends
Fuding (China) has a humid subtropical climate (Cfa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 18.0 °C and it receives 1,836 mm of precipitation per year.
These figures are normals computed over 86 complete calendar years, from 1940 to 2025, using ERA5 reanalysis data from the Copernicus programme.
The warmest month is July (27.5 °C on average) and the coldest is January (8.1 °C). Rainfall peaks in June.
Fuding averages 3 frost days, 56 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 171 rainy days per year.
Fuding has warmed by +2.4 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.28 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 6 to 0 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 38.4 °C (on 23 July 2022) and the coldest -7.0 °C (on 16 January 1970).
Data from ERA5 reanalysis (Copernicus Climate Change Service), redistributed under a CC-BY 4.0 licence. Normals are recomputed whenever the archive is updated.
Climate normals · ERA5
FudingFujian
- coords
- 27.33°, 120.21°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
18.0°C
Average daily high
21.3°C
Average daily low
15.3°C
Annual rainfall
1,836mm
Sunshine / day
7.7h
Mean relative humidity
83%
Average peak wind
12.1km/h
Seasonal range
19.4°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
3 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
56 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
171 d/yr
Annual snowfall
4.4 cm
Average feels-like high
23.0 °C
Average feels-like low
16.0 °C
Average peak gust
32.0 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
126 d/yr
Solar radiation
14.0 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.4 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.76 · p = < 0.001
Trend fitted by linear regression (ordinary least squares) on annual means. A trend is shown only when it is statistically significant (p < 0.05).
A climograph overlays rainfall (bars) and temperature (line): the standard reading in climatology, where you can see at a glance whether the warm season is also the dry one.
Records for the period
Hottest day
38.4 °C
23 July 2022
Coldest day
-7.0 °C
16 January 1970
Wettest day
309 mm
19 July 2005
Windiest day
58.5 km/h
11 July 2018
Strongest gust
158.8 km/h
11 July 2018
Hottest feels-like
46.5 °C
11 July 2022
Coldest feels-like
-11.2 °C
16 January 1970
Snowiest day
16.0 cm
29 December 1983
Sunniest day
13.7 h
16 June 2018
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Across the whole year
Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 14.4 °C | +2.9 °C | 8 mm | -42 mm |
| Feb | 12.5 °C | +0.5 °C | 43 mm | -25 mm |
| Mar | 17.8 °C | +2.5 °C | 120 mm | +12 mm |
| Apr | 23.4 °C | +3.3 °C | 159 mm | +15 mm |
| May | 26.3 °C | +2.3 °C | 264 mm | +24 mm |
| Jun | 31.1 °C | +3.6 °C | 188 mm | -126 mm |
| Jul | 30.9 °C | -0.1 °C | 631 mm | +425 mm |
| Aug | 32.5 °C | +2.1 °C | 100 mm | -172 mm |
| Sep | 31.4 °C | +3.7 °C | 207 mm | -12 mm |
| Oct | 26.7 °C | +3.5 °C | 82 mm | -10 mm |
| Nov | 19.6 °C | +1.0 °C | 57 mm | -16 mm |
| Dec | 16.7 °C | +2.9 °C | 14 mm | -37 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Fuding?
Fuding has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cfa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 18.0 °C and it receives 1,836 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Fuding?
The hottest day measured in Fuding between 1940 and 2025 was 23 July 2022, reaching 38.4 °C.
What is the coldest day in Fuding?
The coldest day measured in Fuding between 1940 and 2025 was 16 January 1970, at -7.0 °C.
Does it snow in Fuding?
Yes. Fuding gets on average 4.4 cm of snow per year and has around 3 frost days.
Has the climate of Fuding warmed?
Yes: Fuding warmed by +2.4 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Fuding?
The wettest day measured in Fuding between 1940 and 2025 was 19 July 2005, with 309 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Fuding?
The windiest day measured in Fuding between 1940 and 2025 was 11 July 2018, with winds reaching 58.5 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Fuding?
The warmest month in Fuding is July (27.5 °C on average); the coldest is January (8.1 °C).
How much does it rain in Fuding?
Fuding receives on average 1,836 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 171 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Fuding?
Fuding gets on average 7.7 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 2,811 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Fuding?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Fuding between 1940 and 2025 was 29 December 1983, with 16.0 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Fuding?
Yes: Fuding has on average 126 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Fuding?
In Fuding, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 46.5 °C on 11 July 2022, and the lowest was -11.2 °C on 16 January 1970.
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